Fayetteville, AR Area Code

Area code serving Fayetteville

Fayetteville sits in Arkansas, part of the South region and the Central Time zone. Its area code is 479, which covers northwest and west-central Arkansas including Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Bentonville. 479 has no overlay today, so every Fayetteville landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 479.

479 has served the area since 2002. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
479	Northwest and west-central Arkansas including Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Bentonville	January 19, 2002

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• Fort Smith
• Springdale
• Rogers
• Bentonville
• Russellville
• Bella Vista
• Van Buren
• Siloam Springs
• Lowell
• Clarksville
• Alma

Getting a Fayetteville phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in Fayetteville gets the 479 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in Fayetteville

Fayetteville is covered by the single area code 479 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Arkansas, visit the Arkansas area codes page.